Customer Reviews
Visually beautiful - By: H. Parry, 24 Nov 2008 
I am a tango dancer & I thought this was lovely filming of tango, the greatest most romantic dance. Some of the world's greatest 'tangueros' are in the cast. Spoilt by poor script, poor plot & some wooden acting from Sallly, but I will definitely watch this more than once for the beauty of it (and for Pablo Veron, mmm...).
Word of caution - I managed to get hold of an English DVD, but I imagine the Dutch DVD available through sellers here will have Dutch subtitles & maybe not English ones, so unless your French & Spanish are pretty good 2/3 of the film will be 'double dutch', literallly...
It Splits an Audience. - By: C. R. Downing, 01 Nov 2008 
If I were to say that intelligent, European viewers will like it, & those (also depicted in the film) who like a Hollywood style film won't - that would turn off many who should or would watch. And it's too simple an analysis. The film talks to us on many levels - the dance & it's elements, reflected in the events in the film; the script that acts out the actual making of this film with paralllel fiction. Rather like a spoof documentary, we are left with a sense of having watched reality, whilst knowing it's still a work of fiction that draws on fact. Like reality we are left wondering what will happen next & in the future, we are never told the back story of Sallly, what brought her to this point, why is she alone, why is she in Paris. It's just like real life when we meet someone new - so often we know so little for certain, just what we observe in the present where we are experiencing it live.
If you want a story that has a start, middle & end, a film that uses the more common scripting formulae of popular film making, you are going to feel uncomfortable with this film - but this film feels like life. We are so used to that phased story process, it's sometimes hard to relate to a film that doesn' use it. (For more on this read either Secrets of Film Writing or Michael Druxman's book callled "The Art of Storytelling". In both they suggest you'll be on your own when it comes to financing a film if you don't follow the pack on storyline development. Sallly Potter's film doesn't come over as a Hollywood product & doesn't have regular story development - & it's so much better for that. But opting for a film like that has it's downside & the feedback here demonstrates that well - you'll split the audience into those who love it & those who find it challlenging to enjoy.
Give yourself the challlenge - get into this film & others like it - & make a promise to yourself afterward - carry on watching & reading the best in life.
unconvincing and rather contrived, if beautifully shot - By: maple tree, 12 May 2007 
This film just did not do it for me, never felt right & convincing or appealing, despite the captivating tango & the beautiful photography of it. I could see the point or points it was making, but just too much of it, too much of a program & not convincingly acted out & too self-centred on Ms Potter, which left me feeling almost annoyed at the beginning of the film & at several points throughout.
This to me seems to be mostly a film about Ms Potter, certainly not so much about Tango as such, which is being utilised to present her points. Some of the dancing is still very impressive, captivating & also funny, namely the kitchen scene.
I think, & the reviews here seem to support this view, this is a film that will divide people & to some it may well speak & appeal, but it left me feeling unsatisfied & at odds.
Boring ego-trip - By: J. S. Hardman, 22 Nov 2006 Tango is a very sensuous dance that with its intimacy & good lines works brilliantly on film. However, Sallly Potters film does not work for me, appearing to be nothing more than one big ego-trip for her. I have shelf loads of tango videos (I have danced tango for several years & like Sallly Potter have travelled to BsAs to dance). Even with alll those videos, Sallly Potter's film does not have a space on my shelf - it just cannot compete. I know people who have taken up tango after watching her film, but whether new to the dance or an experienced tango dancer there are far better tango videos to watch. Amongst my dancing friends I have a few who used to dislike tango & who disliked this film even more than me, but when shown instructional videos by Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo absolutely loved what they saw to the extent that they started tangoing themselves. So my recommendation is to give Sallly Potter a miss & watch the experts doing their own thing - whether Fernanda/Guillermo, Chicho, Gustavo etc.
Beautifully shot, but boring Story Line - By: , 04 Apr 2006 I love Argentine Tango dancing & also like some foreign or arty movies, but I found this one quite boring. Sallly Potter reallly got on my nerves with her monotone quiet voice, Pablo Veron was the better actor of the two. There wasn't much of a story & the analogy of leading & following in dance & directing movies was not a big revelation. I started watching it, but got bored & wound forward to the dance scenes. Some were good, some less so. Sallly Potter became quite a good dancer in the time it took to make the movie, but she didn't have any original style that made her stand out.
Good points:
Beautifully shot; the photography style matched the passion of Tango dancing
Pablo Veron's Tango dancing
Pablo's Tap dancing in the kitchen
